Recipe of the Week — Poor Man’s Shrimp Cocktail

As many of you know, Frank can’t have shell fish but he loves this great substitution. The vegetarians and vegans in your life will find it a special treat too.

Ingredients

1 cup dry sea food seasoning (such as Zatarain’s or Old Bay)

1/4 cup kosher salt

2 yellow onions, quartered

6 garlic cloves

3 lemons, halved crosswise

2 1-pound heads of cauliflower, cored, trimmed into 2″ florets

Cocktail sauce

Preparation

Combine sea food seasoning with salt, onions, garlic, and 6 quarts water in a large pot. Squeeze juice from lemons into pot and add lemon halves. Set pot over high heat and bring liquid to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes to let flavors meld. Using a slotted spoon, remove onions, garlic, and lemons from broth; discard. Return liquid to a rolling boil.

Add cauliflower; turn off heat, cover pot tightly, and let stand until cauliflower is crisp-tender, 5–10 minutes. Drain; spread out cauliflower on a rimmed baking sheet and let cool completely. DO AHEAD: Cauliflower can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.